Recall - Shoulder Belt May Not Restrain Occupant: Overview
90pontiac23Number 90-C-05 Date July, 1990
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90-C-05
Subject: FRONT SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR
MODELS AFFECTED 1988-90 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX COUPE
TO: ALL PONTIAC DEALERS
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type, must be adequately repaired within a reasonable tinie after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within sixty days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Pontiac Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that certain 1988-90 Pontiac Grand Prix Coupe model vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 210 "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages." The upper guide loop attachment fastener for the front seat shoulder belts could pull through the anchor plate at a load lower that that required by the Standard. In an accident, if the fastener pulls through the anchor plate, the shoulder belt would not correctly restrain the occupant.
To correct this condition, dealers are to replace all front shoulder belt guide loop attachment nuts according to the instructions contained in this bulletin.